My Best Estimate For The Successor To The Switch

[Paralel]

In order to make it backwards compatible with the Switch, they will stick with the Nvidia SOC's. It will essentially be a Nintendo specific modification of the Nvidia Orin NX 8GB, 10W TDP, Q1-Q2 2025. So that would be twice as many cores, twice the speed, twice the RAM, and roughly 4 times the processing power. The graphics cores will be based on a derivative of the Ampere architecture. 1080p handheld and 1440p in dock mode. The screen will be OLED so that it can do HDR. A worthy successor to the Switch.

 

[subcon959]

That's currently a $400 part so it doesn't seem plausible for the sort of price bracket Nintendo shoots for. They will be looking at a SoC that's already cheap now and will be dirt cheap in a couple years.

 

[Paralel]

That's currently a $400 part so it doesn't seem plausible for the sort of price bracket Nintendo shoots for. They will be looking at a SoC that's already cheap now and will be dirt cheap in a couple years.

Yeah, but that's retail, and also not volume. Plus that is today's price, in 3 years the next gen Atlan will be out. Also, Nintendo could do a customization of Orin to bring down per SOC costs like reduce the number of CPU or GPU cores, which would also improve battery time. They could use Xavier rather than Orin, but that hardware would be 5 years old when released. To me, that is just too old if they want to get a 7-8 year lifespan out of it like they did the Tegra X1.

 

[Dr_Faustus]

Thing is there is no indication that they are going to stick with the Switch architecture or even form factor. Nintendo does what Nintendo wants to do. You want your previous games playable on the new hardware? Get ready for upgraded ports that you will have to buy again to use, because its far more lucrative to do that than putting in any effort for backwards compatibility. THAT is the reality that is Nintendo in this current age.

Also that is if they even bother with hardware anymore. There has been no hint past the switch pro rumors of new hardware on the horizon. It seems they are more focused on milking their franchises in other ways right now than focusing on next generation hardware. I honestly wouldnt be surprised if they pull a Sega and just become a publisher in the long run. It would be more profitable for them to just make their own digital store and sell their own games through that.

 

[ChibiMofo]

They haven't announced anything, and you are already blaming them for pulling a Sega and doing other anti-consumer things. Nice Nintendo bashing. What's the occasion?

 

[subcon959]

Yeah, but that's retail, and also not volume. Plus that is today's price, in 3 years the next gen Atlan will be out. Also, Nintendo could do a customization of Orin to bring down per SOC costs like reduce the number of CPU or GPU cores, which would also improve battery time. They could use Xavier rather than Orin, but that hardware would be 5 years old when released. To me, that is just too old if they want to get a 7-8 year lifespan out of it like they did the Tegra X1.

It was per 1000 units not retail. It would be nice if they went for decent hardware for a change but I don't see them ever doing that again now after the ridiculous success of the Switch.

 

[Dr_Faustus]

They haven't announced anything, and you are already blaming them for pulling a Sega and doing other anti-consumer things. Nice Nintendo bashing. What's the occasion?

I do not believe my statement is considered a blame, more of a viable conclusion for the company.

As for the "anti-consumer things" They literally did this with the Wii U ports on Switch, also did you already forget about the Virtual Console, and the fact that it still has not made a return on the Switch for no good reason, leaving behind the games you bought again to play just so they could push an online subscription system that seems to offer much less in comparison?

I am not Nintendo bashing, I am only stating truth. Perhaps you need to stop being a Nintendo fanboy and wake up.

 

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[Paralel]

In order to make it backwards compatible with the Switch, they will stick with the Nvidia SOC's. It will essentially be a Nintendo specific modification of the Nvidia Orin NX 8GB, 10W TDP, Q1-Q2 2025. So that would be twice as many cores, twice the speed, twice the RAM, and roughly 4 times the processing power. The graphics cores will be based on a derivative of the Ampere architecture. 1080p handheld and 1440p in dock mode. The screen will be OLED so that it can do HDR. A worthy successor to the Switch.

Looks like I might have been right, but off by about 3-6 months on the launch:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023...vs-switch-2-with-upscaled-breath-of-the-wild/

 

[DragonMals]

My best estimate? My patience. I'll wait even longer for Nintendo to cook something different for us

 

[Paralel]

Looks like I might not have been that far off. I guess we'll see in about a year's time.